The Daffy Doc

The Daffy Doc

November 26, 1938 Theatrical Series Looney Tunes

Studio
A Vitaphone Production
Distributor
Warner Bros.

Synopsis

Medical mishaps run amok at Stitch in Time Hospital, whose motto is "As we sew, so shall ye rip!" (or is that RIP?) The eminent Dr. Quack, assisted by Dr. Daffy Duck, also a quack, is about to start a delicate operation in the operating room theater. Dr. Quack tells Daffy that it must be so quiet. So Daffy displays several signs telling viewers to be quiet. How quiet? Dr. Quack informs Daffy that it must be so quiet... he can hear a pin drop!

He proceeds to pick a pin out of his cap and drop it onto the floor! He then assists Dr. Quack by handing him the surgical tools... until he finally loses it and goes amuck!

After going over and boxing the oxygen pump's balloon, Dr. Quack takes Daffy by the neck and throws him out of the operating room...and he lands, with his head stuck, inside an artificial lung machine! He tries to get his head unstuck, but in doing so, he turns the machine on... with hysterical results! Once freed, Daffy goes into a monologue that he can't let Dr. Quack get away with this, and he proceeds to make his point.

Back in the operating room, we discover that Dr. Quack also didn't fall far from the very same nutty tree. The spectators are stunned... but very briefly, when they then start to cheer the doctor and his moves! So there!

Back to Daffy, who gets kicked out of the operation and needs to find a patient of his own. Unsuspecting pedestrian Porky Pig is Daffy's unfortunate (and unwilling) patient/victim whom Daffy pulls off the street. Watch for the notorious iron lung gag!

Characters

Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Dr. Quack

Credits

Directing

Director
Robert Clampett

Producing

Producer
Leon Schlesinger

Writing

Writer
Allen Rose

Voices

Voice
Mel Blanc (Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Dr. Quack)

Music

Music
Carl W. Stalling

Animation

Animator
Vive Risto, John Carey
Animators, uncredited
Bill Cannon, Norm McCabe

Production notes

Colorized in 1995.

Soundtrack: "Frat," Music by John F. Barth; "You Go to My Head," Music by J. Fred Coots; "Something Tells Me," Music by Harry Warren; "There's a Brand New Picture in My Picture Frame," Written by Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin.

Pictures

Reviews

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bchelrprtyFebruary 2, 2005

I love this cartoon. Daffy is at his very best. Some of the greatest lines in cartoon history are in this episode such as "Silence is Foo" and "Hush Yo Mouf!" LOL. They don't write 'em like that anymore.

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damfineNovember 26, 2003

One of my all time favourite Daffy cartoons. This is the Daffy cartoon I saw and said to myself, "Yeah, I like this guy."

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porkykeithNovember 13, 2003

A 'must see' for all true looney-tuners! Top 5.